Something of an 'Am I The A-hole?' question
Many of the stores in the area have cut back on their handicap accessible parking spaces and replaced them with Curbside Pickup, Fast Pickup, or Delivery service parking.
This has caused a situation where it is super difficult for me to park in a space with the room I need to get my wheelchair in and out of my vehicle. However, the pickup spots are almost always next to the handicap hash area for extra space. So I have begun using those spaces when handicap is full.
It seems like bad etiquette, but it also feels wrong that these spots mostly used by grocery delivery services have eaten away at the very necessary and already limited accessible spaces. I do have a placard and I only use them when there are no handicap reserve spaces free.
Does this seem like I'm in the wrong? Or is the situation somewhat justified?
Additional note, some of these places have sloped parking lots, so parking at the far end and hoping nobody parks next to me and doesn't give me space is not the only risk. Taking a wheelchair up even a slight incline over a long distance is rough.
This has caused a situation where it is super difficult for me to park in a space with the room I need to get my wheelchair in and out of my vehicle. However, the pickup spots are almost always next to the handicap hash area for extra space. So I have begun using those spaces when handicap is full.
It seems like bad etiquette, but it also feels wrong that these spots mostly used by grocery delivery services have eaten away at the very necessary and already limited accessible spaces. I do have a placard and I only use them when there are no handicap reserve spaces free.
Does this seem like I'm in the wrong? Or is the situation somewhat justified?
Additional note, some of these places have sloped parking lots, so parking at the far end and hoping nobody parks next to me and doesn't give me space is not the only risk. Taking a wheelchair up even a slight incline over a long distance is rough.
